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USNS John Lewis (T-AO-205)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Lima - Sierra NJLS

John Lewis Class Fleet Replenishment Oiler:

Laid down, 29 March 2019, at General Dynamics-National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO), San Diego, CA.

The John Lewis Class Fleet Replenishment Oiler are built as adaptations of a commercial design that conforms to USCG Regs and ABS Rules as well as higher rqmts known as “MSC T-Ship standards

Launched, 13 January 2021

Christened, 17 July 2021

Accepted and placed in service as USNS John Lewis (T-AO-205) by the Navy, 26 July 2022

Specifications:
Displacement 22,513t. (light), 49,593t.(full load)
Length 745.9
Beam 105.8'
Draft unknown

Cargo Capacity

Petroleum Products 156,000 bbls

Dry Cargo 55,662 cu ft

Freezer/Chill Cargo 40,099 cu ft

Speed 20 kts.

Complement 99 Civilian Mariners

Self-defense Armament

Crew Served Weapons

Degaussing, and Nixie Torpedo Decoys

Space, Weight, and Power Reservations for Close In Weapon Systems such as SeaRAMs, and an Anti-Torpedo Torpedo Defense System

Aircraft landing platform for vertical replenishment

Propulsion two Fairbanks Morse Medium Speed Diesel engines

Twin propeller shafts, 16,000 hp per shaft

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
091920502	479k	**NamesakeJohn Lewis** (Feb 21, 1940 - Jul 17, 2020) - was an American politician and civil rights leader who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020. Lewis served as the Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966. Lewis was one of the "Big Six" leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington. He fulfilled many key roles in the civil rights movement and its actions to end legalized racial segregation in the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, Lewis was first elected to Congress in 1986 and served for 17 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Due to his length of service, he became the dean of the Georgia congressional delegation. The district he served includes the northern three-quarters of Atlanta. He was a leader of the Democratic Party in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from 1991 as a Chief Deputy Whip and from 2003 as Senior Chief Deputy Whip. Lewis received many honorary degrees and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. (Wikipedia)
091920503	66k	Artist Rendering of the *USNS John Lewis* (T-AO-205)** General Dynamics NASSCO	Tommy Trampp
091920504	135k	Future *USNS John Lewis* (T-AO-205)** on the builders ways at GD-NASSCO, San Diego, CA., 7 July 2020. R. Belesky - Shipspotting.com	Tommy Trampp
091920501	123k	Future *USNS John Lewis* (T-AO-205)** on the builders ways at GD-NASSCO, San Diego, CA., 17 July 2020	@copyGeorge Schneider
091920511	1290k	The future *USNS John Lewis* (T-AO 205)** launching, 13 January 2021, at General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, San Diego, CA.. She is the first of a new class of Fleet Oiler for the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command. NASSCO photo	Lee Wahler and CAPT. Jeffrey T. Helfrich, USMM, Master, USNS John Lewis (T-AO-205)
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091920510	163k	The future *USNS John Lewis* (T-AO 205)** was christened during a ceremony at General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, CA., on 17 July 2021. U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Cannon, Military Sealift Command Pacific	Robert Hurst
091920506	295k	The future *USNS John Lewis* (T-AO 205)** christened, 17 July 2021, at General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, San Diego, CA.. The official party pose for a photograph at the christening ceremony in San Diego for the future USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), the Navy’s first John Lewis-class replenishment oiler. US Navy photo	Lee Wahler
091920507	361k	The future *USNS John Lewis* (T-AO 205)** sponsor, Ms. Alfie Wooderd, christens the ship, 17 July 2021, at General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, San Diego, CA. US Navy photo	Lee Wahler
091920509	172k	Aerial view of the future *USNS John Lewis* (T-AO 205)** underway on builder's trials, in San Diego Bay, 1 February 2022. U.S. Navy photo # 220201-N-CX372-0001G, courtesy General Dynamics NASSCO	Robert Hurst
091920508	219k	The future *USNS John Lewis* (T-AO 205)** conducted initial Builder’s Trials and returned to port, 4 February 2022. Builder’s Trials consist of a series of in-port and at-sea demonstrations that allow the Navy and the shipbuilder, General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), to assess the ship’s systems and readiness prior to acceptance trials and delivery to the Navy. US Navy photo # 220207-N-N2201-01, courtesy General Dynamics NASSCO	Lee Wahler
091920513	921k	*USNS John Lewis* (T-AO 205) refueling USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)*, 14 June 2023, location unknown. US Navy photo 230614-N-RG482-0006*	CAPT. Jeffrey T. Helfrich, USMM, "Fair Weather Jeff" Master, USNS John Lewis (T-AO-205)
091920514	411k	*USNS John Lewis* (T-AO 205)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo 230614-N-RG482-0006	CAPT. Jeffrey T. Helfrich, USMM, "Fair Weather Jeff" Master, USNS John Lewis (T-AO-205)